Humour
King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
January 31, 2023
The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save "broken Britain". …
Guz Khan’s popular Small Heath show Man Like Mobeen to return in new series
Rangzeb Hussain
September 2, 2022
Smash-hit BBC comedy show Man Like Mobeen, which is filmed in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, is set to return in a new series after an absence of three…
REVIEW: Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em – brilliant summer slapstick in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
July 19, 2022
As the heatwave continues to soar across the city a brilliant stage version of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is raising comedy temperatures at The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham. The…
Video of Brummie revellers performing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in city centre street goes viral
Staff Reporter
January 30, 2022
A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform 'Killing Me Softly' in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29…
Muslim bachelor launches witty billboard campaign in Birmingham to find a wife
Rangzeb Hussain
January 3, 2022
Billboards have appeared across parts of Birmingham featuring a Muslim bachelor in search of a wife. 29-year-old Muhammad Malik has forked out hundreds of pounds on a witty and unconventional public campaign…
British Muslim celebrities share positive message for Eid during lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
May 22, 2020
Birmingham born comedian Adil Ray has shared a heartfelt video message on social media as Ramadan comes to a close and families begin to prepare for Eid celebrations during the…
Hugo Boss drops hilarious ‘b*stard’ response to Gal Gadot’s celebrity singing ensemble
Staff Reporter
March 20, 2020
Brummie comedian Joe Lycett - who now goes by the name of Hugo Boss - has recruited a team of fellow comics to send up movie star Gal Gadot's celebrity…
Viral comic creator’s sell-out UK tour cancelled – over “public health concerns”
Staff Reporter
March 2, 2020
The creator of an unexpectedly hugely popular online comic strip has cancelled her upcoming UK tour, despite it selling out after only one Instagram post. Catana Chetwynd, creator of Catana…
WATCH: Brum parody of ‘Fairytale of New York’ released as Xmas single for charity
Vimal Korpal
December 13, 2019
A Christmas song The Fairy Tale of New Street - a Brummy inspired parody of "The Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues, has been recorded with a music video and…
Here’s 20+ tweets dragging Rachel Riley after “racist” Jeremy Corbyn stunt backfires
Staff Reporter
November 22, 2019
Rachel Riley - co-presenter on Channel 4 show Countdown - is facing calls to be sacked after she edited a photo of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-apartheid protest to suggest the Labour…